several members would like the asset sales in the near 5 but ben bernanke made it clear last week in his text not likely to be part of the initial exit strategy, not likely in 2010. it's all about timing in actions. now to that end, you can see clearly on the intraday, ten-year chart that rates did pop a bit on that. they were already somewhat elevated but they moderated, but from a technical vantage point open that up chart to one month and you can see kr this area is important. snugging up against the top of a trading range established over the last month. we haven't closed above 375 in basically a month. as far as the dollar, well, today reversed all of yesterday's, matter of fact the dollar up over two-thirds a cent. host to of those gains coming in a combination of the eurocurrency and having a big day against the yen. maria, back to you. >> all right, rick, thanks very much. and you mentioned, really, one of the stories of the day, rick, and that really is that some policymakers are talking about starting to sell assets in the near term versus others who are favoring a more gradual